"Help you with what?" Shisui neared him cautiously, making sure the brunette wouldn't hear them.
"I want you to make as many clones as you can and hide them, well hidden, around the woods. She will look for them and I will observe her in the meantime." Itachi frowned at that.
"Why? If I'm allowed to know..." Shisui smirked, backing away.
"You'll see."
Until now, everything was going just as planned. Hanako walked towards another clone, which in part was too well hidden for her to be able to see it. Shisui activated his Sharingan to have a better perception of what was happening, and also know the location of all clones. Hanako walked past the clone, without showing any sign of having noticed it.
"She didn't see it," Shisui mumbled to himself with disappointment. Just as he finished his rant, Hanako came to a stop and kneeled down to pick up a pebble. She started to toss it up in the air, and catch it when it fell back into her hand, playing with it. Shisui frowned. What was Hanako doing? She suddenly threw the pebble in the clone's direction and hit him right in its forehead. The clone disappeared into a cloud of smoke. The oldest Uchiha smirked. "No, she didn't see it. She sensed it."
Itachi had made a total of ten clones, from which only remained eight. Shisui noticed that Hanako had walked away and he followed her closely, making sure she couldn't notice him. She had found another clone.
"I'm getting tired of these clones of yours, you cheater," Hanako said while her eyes faded into bloody red. Shisui widened his eyes. Hanako's Sharingan was fully developed, with already three tomoes spread around her pupil. He had known that the girl was a genius in her abilities, but he never expected her to be almost at the level of an adult Uchiha. "With this, I can finally know which the real one is." Hanako started to jump from branch to branch, looking for the real Itachi. She moved fast. Shisui hid behind a tree trunk just at the moment Hanako passed beside him, but she didn't see him. The boy smirked, the game was just getting interesting.
* * *
Hanako felt another chakra following her, but decided to ignore it as she kept looking for Itachi. She found him laying against a tree trunk, but just to make sure she pinched his arm with her fingers. The boy disappeared into smoke. Hanako frowned.
"I'm getting tired of these clones of yours, you cheater," Hanako growled as she activated her Sharingan. "With this, I can finally know which the real one is."
Hanako started to move quickly among the trees, looking for the black haired boy. She stopped at the top of one trunk and closed her eyes to concentrate on her perceptions. 'Seven... There are seven chakras around me, and they're all the same. No wait, there's one more. Different, though. Larger, warmer, closer...Shisui maybe?'
Hanako turned around but didn't find anything, she couldn't feel his chakra anymore. He had disappeared.
* * *
Shisui tried to follow the girl as close as she could without being discovered. She had stopped abruptly, making him almost hit his head against one of the branches trying to stop. The male had managed to hide behind one of the trees in silence and sighed.
"That was close," Shisui mumbled and perked his head out to look at the brunette. She was focusing hardly on something. From where he was, he couldn't see any of Itachi's clones, she was probably looking for them. 'Maybe she really is...'
Shisui's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a weird sensation in his body. His eyes widened, Hanako had sensed his chakra. He couldn't let her find him, so he made a seal with his hands and disappeared without leaving any trace behind.
CHAPTER NINE: Hide and Seek
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